First Images from Venus Express

ESA's Venus Express has returned the first-ever images of the Venusian south pole, from a distance of 206 452 kilometres, showing surprisingly clear structures and unexpected detail. The images were taken 12 April during the spacecraft's initial capture orbit after successful arrival on 11 April 2006.

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Jupiter's aurora feels Europa's light touch

Astronomers have detected a bright spot with a trailing tail in Jupiter's aurora, caused by an electromagnetic connection to the planet's moon, Europa. You can also watch a movies of the aurora.

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Vespa goes hybrid

Vespa has developed two scooters that feature hybrid engines to give you even better gas mileage

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Google Calendar Is Launching Tonight

It looks like Google Calender could be launching tonight! The official Google Calendar logo was found on Google's servers and calendar.google.com redirects to the actual CL2 login screen now.

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A look at NASA's computer setup!

Here's a video from NASA's press event for the 25th anniversary of its first shuttle launch: A look at 'Discovery,' a supercomputer that turns out any kind of space-related data at an incredibly quick rate. NASA's Rupak Biswas gives the tour.

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Attack at the Speed of Light

After decades of expensive, well-publicized failures, laser weapons may finally be on the horizon. Can scientists end the era of bombs and bullets?

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Life hacks for Disney's fastpass system

Waiting in line at Disney's attraction sucks major balls even with fast pass system under your belt. Now you could know the little "secrets" to optimize your fast pass experience.

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Digg Google IG Module Now Live

We are happy to announce our first Google IG module. The module will display stories that have been promoted to the homepage, along with stories your friends have dugg. Enjoy!

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Last minute dodge takes takes Mars rover to safety

Good news for rover fans - Spirit is safe for the winter. It had been heading for a north-tilting spot - to make sure its solar panels got enough sunlight during the imminent winter to survive - when a sand trap appeared (nice pic). But, despite its bust wheel, it scooted round and it now sitting pretty. Way to go little guy!!

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Saturn's Moon 'Best Bet For Life'

That is the view of a senior scientist working on the Cassini spacecraft, which has been studying Saturn and its moons for nearly two years. Dr. Bob Brown told a major conference in Vienna, Austria, Enceladus contains simple organic molecules, water and heat, the ingredients for life.

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